Akrokerri

Akrokerri
Interactive map of Akrokerri
Country Ghana
RegionAshanti Region

Akrokerri is a town and a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] The town is located in the Adansi North District.[2]

It is the home of the Akrokerri College of Education, formerly known as Akrokerri Training College or Akrokerri Teacher Training College.[3] It is also home of Asare Bediako Senior High School.[4]

There is a market day every Tuesday at Sampakrom.

Akrokerri is mentioned in the books of Nana Osei Tutu II, the Ashanti hene, as a town created by God(Odomankoma Ab)de3).

References

  1. ↑ "Anglogold Ashanti drills boreholes for Creeky township, Asare-Bediako SHS". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. ↑ "Body of suspected illegal miner who drowned at Akrokerri retrieved – Police". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. ↑ "References » Schools/Colleges". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Akufo-Addo to inspect, inaugurate infrastructural projects in Ashanti Region". GhanaWeb. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

6°18′N 1°38′W / 6.300°N 1.633°W / 6.300; -1.633


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